Car Tech

Once CEO of the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F], Alan Mulally has now joined the board of technology firm Google—just as the tech giant expands its automotive horizons to in-car entertainment and autonomous vehicles. Mulally became the boss of Ford in September 2006, but left the firm earlier... read more

If the sport and the teams agree to it, one aspect of Formula One could change significantly in the coming years: Its tires. At the recent F1 test at Silverstone, Pirelli... read moreJuly 14, 2014 by Antony Ingram

Jaguar Land Rover revealed a new suite of technology that it claims will form the basis of a 'self-learning' car that can automatically perform secondary tasks, while its... read moreJuly 11, 2014 by Stephen Edelstein

Think you have what it takes to hack into a Tesla Model S electric car? If you're attending the SyScan conference in Beijing next week, then you'll be eligible to have a... read moreJuly 11, 2014 by Antony Ingram

Jaguar Land Rover has developed an advanced four-cylinder engine family, members of which will start appearing in its various models from 2015 onwards. Called Ingenium, the... read moreJuly 10, 2014 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

When it comes to electric vehicles, both BMW and Mercedes-Benz have, to some extent, got the hard part out of the way. Each has designed and produced, and started selling its... read moreJuly 9, 2014 by Antony Ingram

Airports can be stressful enough without the nuisance of parking at them. It's rarely cheap, always crowded and invariably miles from the terminal you need to fly from. In... read moreJuly 8, 2014 by Antony Ingram

Long-haul truckers may not be too happy to hear it but according to Daimler board member Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, "The truck of the future is a Mercedes-Benz that drives... read moreJuly 7, 2014 by Antony Ingram

Information and entertainment systems are very important parts of the modern car. They’re how we interact with everything except the actual driving controls—and... read moreJuly 3, 2014 by Nelson Ireson

You might not often think about them, but the springs in your car’s suspension are a key piece of technology—and one that has been largely unchanged for decades... read moreJune 30, 2014 by Nelson Ireson

Among the many notable features of the 2015 Ford Mustang will be a new expansion of the SYNC connectivity system. The new Mustang will be the first Ford Motor Company... read moreJune 26, 2014 by Stephen Edelstein

In order to expand the capabilities of in-car tech, Ford is working with Intel to bring facial recognition to the dashboard. The joint research project, called Project Mobil... read moreJune 26, 2014 by Stephen Edelstein

It was only a matter of time: Following the launch of Apple's iOS-based CarPlay in-car operating system at the Geneva Motor Show back in March, Google has revealed its own... read moreJune 26, 2014 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

So far, the race to build a self-driving car has been dominated by major automakers, suppliers, and technology juggernaut Google. Yet one startup also hopes to get in on the... read moreJune 25, 2014 by Stephen Edelstein

Regenerative braking is a common feature in hybrids and electric cars, but brake force isn't the only energy engineers can harvest while a car is moving. We've already... read moreJune 25, 2014 by Stephen Edelstein